Shan is still learning herself, in many roles – and who she is when all the roles fall away, and she is alone with herself….

She strives to live in joyful harmony with her family and the wider world, and to reconcile an abusive family dynamic during her childhood with the increasingly peaceful life she lives today; to balance the darker parts of her character with her ideals. and to practice compassion.

Now in her early 40s, she’s realized that writing is the thread that weaves through all the other parts of her life. It’s touchstone, therapy, path to understanding, and her offering to the world.Facebook: